WB-RTO: A Window-Based Retransmission Timeout for TCP

— We present a new timeout algorithm for TCP, based on the observation that TCP-RTO should not be solely based on RTT estimations. We argue that the design principles of the current timeout algorithm may lead to flow synchronization, unnecessary retransmission effort and unfair resource allocation. WB-RTO exhibits two major properties: (i) it cancels retransmission synchronization which dominates when resource demand exceeds by far resource supply and (ii) reschedules flows on the basis of their contribution to congestion.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: GLOBECOM
• Authors: Ioannis Psaras, Vassilis Tsaoussidis
• Keywords: Current Timeout Algorithm, GLOBECOM 2006, Telecommunications , Timeout Algorithm, Unnecessary Retransmission Effort